Oscar Wilde: no other writer is capable of putting so much humor and poignancy into a single, simple sentence. Here are some of my favorites:

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”

True. There is no one on earth who is exactly like you.

“Never love anyone who treats you like you’re ordinary.”

We should all be special in our loved ones’ eyes. This, I think, is the death of a marriage: when one spouse no longer feels admiration for the other. 

 

“I am not young enough to know everything.”

I remember when I used to think I knew everything. Now I know nothing, but I seek to know everything. It’s much more fulfilling. 

“Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” 

Think about that one. It’s hilarious. And true. I hope I’m the first type. 

“Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit.”

Which is why I am doing this. 

(It’s been a long week.)